USER’S GUIDE 2566
About This Manual
• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
(Light)
• Each section of this manual provides you with the
information you need to perform operations in each
mode. Further details and technical information can be
found in the “Reference” section.
General Guide
• Press B to change from mode to mode.
• In any mode, press L to illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode
World Time Mode
Day Counter Mode
Alarm Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Press
.
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. You can also
select the color of the “Magical Illumination” backlight, which uses LEDs to illuminate
the display in different colors.
• In the Timekeeping Mode, press C to toggle the lower part of the display between
the date and world time.
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from
Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
Saving Time.
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
Hour : Minutes
Day of week
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
DST indicator
2. Press B twice to move the flashing to the DST On/Off
setting.
3. Press C to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON
displayed) and standard time (OFF displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The DST indicator appears on the display when Daylight
Saving Time is turned on.
Press
.
AM/PM
indicator
World Time
Month – Day Seconds
City code type
indicator
Mode time
(Hour : Minutes)
To change the backlight color
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
Important!
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press B nine times until the backlight color setting
screen appears, and then use C to cycle through the
available color settings as shown below.
Backlight color
• World Time Mode times will not be correct unless you set the correct current date,
time, and city code in the Timekeeping Mode. See “To set the time and date” for
more information.
To set the time and date
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press B to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
RBW
TIM
SEL
SEL
x7x
x1x
For this type of backlight:
Ramdom selection among three gradation patterns
(Aurora, Sunset, Ocean)
Select this setting:
RBW
12/24-Hour
Format
DST
on/off
City
code
Seconds
Hour
Change to one of 12 different colors every hour.
TIM
Always use one of seven colors
SEL x1x : Juicy Red
SEL x1x through x7x
Backlight
color
Day
Month
Year
Minutes
SEL x2x : Tangerine Orange
SEL x3x : Natural
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use C to change it as described
below.
SEL x4x : Pure Green
SEL x5x : Aqua Blue
SEL x6x : Silky Violet
SEL x7x : Passion Pink
To change this setting
Seconds
Perform this button operation
00
.
Press C to reset to
• In the case of TIM, the same color is used for corresponding AM and PM time.
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• A preset special backlight color pattern is used in place of the current backlight color
setting during December 24 and December 25 each year.
12/24-Hour Format
Press C to toggle between 12-hour (12H) and 24-
hour (24H) timekeeping.
DST on/off
Press C to toggle between DST on (ON displayed)
and off (OFF displayed).
City code
Use
C
to scroll through the available codes until the
one you want to use as your Home Time city is displayed.
Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Day
Backlight color
Use C to increase the setting.
Use C to cycle through the available color settings.
00
• Pressing C while the seconds are in the range of 30 to 59 resets them to
and adds 1 to the minutes. In the range of 00 to 29, the minutes are unchanged.
•
For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.
• See “To change the backlight color” for information about backlight color settings.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
• With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for
times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and the A (AM) indicator appears to the left
of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
• With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
• The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is also
applied in all other modes.
• The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2039.
• The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar automatically makes allowances for
different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no
reason to change it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced.
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USER’S GUIDE 2566
Reference
City Code Table
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
City
GMT
City
Other major cities in the same time zone
Code
differential
PPG PAGO PAGO
HNL HONOLULU
ANC ANCHORAGE
LAX LOS ANGELES
SFO SAN FRANCISCO
YVR VANCOUVER
–11
–10
–9
—
Auto Display
PAPEETE
NOME
Auto Display continually changes the contents of the
digital display.
To turn off Auto Display
Press any button (except for L) to turn off Auto Display.
This returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
–8
LAS VEGAS, SEATTLE, DAWSON CITY
DEN
CHI
DENVER
–7
–6
EL PASO, EDMONTON
To turn on Auto Display
Hold down B for about two seconds until the watch
beeps.
• Note that Auto Display cannot be performed while a
setting screen is on the display.
CHICAGO
HOUSTON, DALLAS/FORT WORTH,
NEW ORLEANS, WINNIPEG
MEX MEXICO CITY
NYC NEW YORK
MONTREAL, DETROIT, BOSTON,
PANAMA CITY, HAVANA, LIMA, BOGOTA
–5
MIA
MIAMI
CCS CARACAS
–4
–3
LA PAZ, SANTIAGO, PORT OF SPAIN
Auto return features
• If you leave a screen with a flashing setting for two or three minutes without
performing any operation, the watch automatically saves any settings you have
made up to that point and exits the setting screen.
SAO PAULO, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA,
MONTEVIDEO
RIO RIO DE JANEIRO
GMT
DUBLIN, LISBON, CASABLANCA, DAKAR,
ABIDJAN
+0
+1
Scrolling
LON
PAR
MIL
ROM
BER
LONDON
PARIS
The C button is used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through data on
the display. In most cases, holding down this button during a scroll operation scrolls
through the data at high speed.
MILAN
MADRID, FRANKFURT, AMSTERDAM
VIENNA, ALGIERS, STOCKHOLM, HAMBURG
,
ROME
Initial Screens
BERLIN
When you enter the World Time or Day Counter Mode, the data you were viewing
when you last exited the mode appears first.
IST ISTANBUL
JRS JERUSALEM
ATHENS, HELSINKI, BEIRUT, DAMASCUS,
CAPE TOWN
+2
+3
World Time
CAI
CAIRO
• The current time in all World Time Mode cities is calculated in accordance with the
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each city, based on the current Home
City time setting in the Timekeeping Mode.
MOSCOW, KUWAIT, RIYADH, ADEN,
ADDIS ABABA, NAIROBI
JED
JEDDAH
• The GMT differential is the time difference between the time zone where the city is
located and Greenwich Mean Time.
• GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated
(UTC) data.
THR
DXB
KBL
KHI
MLE
DEL
DAC
RGN
TEHRAN
DUBAI
+3.5
+4
SHIRAZ
ABU DHABI, MUSCAT
—
KABUL
KARACHI
MALE
+4.5
Backlight Precautions
+5
—
The backlight uses an LED (light-emitting diode) and a light guide panel that cause
the entire display to glow for easy reading in the dark. In any mode, press L to
illuminate the display for about three seconds.
DELHI
+5.5
+6
MUMBAI, KOLKATA
COLOMBO
—
DHAKA
YANGON
• The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight.
+6.5
• The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
JAKARTA, PHNOM PENH, HANOI,
VIENTIANE
BKK BANGKOK
+7
+8
+9
HKG HONG KONG
SIN SINGAPORE
KUALA LUMPUR, TAIPEI, PERTH, BEIJING,
MANILA, ULAANBAATAR
TYO
SEL
TOKYO
SEOUL
PYONGYANG
ADL ADELAIDE
+9.5
+10
DARWIN
SYD
GUM
NOU
SYDNEY
GUAM
MELBOURNE, RABAUL
NOUMEA
+11
+12
PORT VILA
WLG WELLINGTON
CHRISTCHURCH, NADI, NAURU ISLAND
*Based on data as of June 2002.
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